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Koa Pancake House

3.5 (378 reviews)
Closed 6:30 am - 2:00 pm

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Good for kids

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Kimberly B.

Ate a here couple times in the past but haven't been here in a long time. Went right at opening with barely anyone dining in. Order and pay at the counter then choose your seats. Ordered a loco moco with guava juice, eggs, portuguese sausage and fried rice with pineapple juice. Food came out pretty quick and delicious breakfast. Eggs cooked to perfection. Just enough portion to eat all at once without any leftovers. Service was also good.

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Aggie C.

When my relatives came to visit and asked where we liked to eat breakfast, this was the first place I thought of. Parking: There is free parking, but it does get filled up fast. Plan ahead for that. Location: they are at at the end of Kapolei Marketplace next to Supercuts. Its no frills, casual, walk in kind of place. Nothing fancy, but it's definitely filling. Things to know: it is first come first serve. The tables get taken quickly, but usually by the time you order, a table opens. Just be prepared to get it as takeout. Food: this place has something for everyone. The got sweet, they got savory and they the usual breakfast staples. My kids usually get the pancakes. What I usually get is the Vinha D'alhos with rice. Just writing about it makes me hungry. Its this marinated pork that fried. It has a tangy vinegar and shoyu taste and it's so good with rice. Anyway, so I brought my relative here. I ordered the Vinha D'alhos for her. She took a bite and her eyes lit up. She said it tasted so good. She ended going back another day for more. This is one of those places you can come in and have a quick casual breakfast. No frills, but delicious. We love coming here because it's close by but we have visited other locations.

Guava Lava Mochi Waffles are the bessssssst. I order them every single time!
Taylor M.

Love all their food all the time. Can't beat the prices and flavors and speed of service. The whole family loves it! Pancakes, waffles, fried rice, burritos, and those potatoesssss. Never had a bad plate.

Waffles omelet and eggs
Alex A.

Great food and was quick to come out. 41 bucks for 2 people but I got full so a 5 star

Eggs Benedict with extra sauce
Marni C.

We walked in on a busy morning (it's always busy) cause the food is so amazing!! Ordered our food and while sitting and waiting in great anticipation, since this is one of my favorite spots to come iykyk. While sitting and waiting, I noticed there were dust on the walls and ants were crawling on the wall as well. I absolutely love koa pancake House and I will definitely be back many many times again and again, but I just wanted to draw to your attention those two things and for tourists who tend to be a little freaky about that stuff don't let it bother you and order the food anyway you won't be disappointed

Jaimee S.

Needed a sweet pick me up after dropping off our daughter at school. What we got was a simple and rather peaceful and serene diner feel experience. My husband and I went in for breakfast early in the morning and thoroughly enjoyed our meal. The food was tasty as we ordered the breakfast plates of Vienna sausage over easy eggs and fried rice as well as bacon with over easy eggs and fried rice. Splitting the strawberry cheesecake short-stack was well the icing on the pancake. Absolutely delicious and I wholeheartedly recommend. To top everything off the service we received was warm and friendly serving us our water and enjoying nice conversation.

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Ron K.

Good fun good service. Omelette was delicious. Prices are good too. I would definitely come back here. Easy parking and plenty of cool store to shop afta! Pancakes were bomb too

Takeout Spinach Mushroom omelette with potatoes
Taylor E.

Good comfort food, can be a long wait when it's busy. The restaurant can be quite packed so we usually opt for takeout which is a long wait as well. Prices can be hefty for fairly simple food.

Anastacia H.

I came here after hearing my cousin said it was a go to. It wasn't too busy here and it was a chill environment. Ordering at the counter was quick. We ordered the Portuguese sausage, eggs and rice breakfast and a breakfast burrito. The food took a while to come out. I came with one other person and once my food finally came out, the other dish didn't come out for about 10 more minutes. The food was just ok to me, but maybe I should have ordered pancakes. I forgot to take a picture of the breakfast burrito once it finally came out. I will be back again to try the pancakes.

Corned Beef Hash Loco Moco; Corn Beef Hash w/ Scrambled Eggs and Buttermilk Pancakes, Buttermilk Pancakes with Eggs and Bacon
Rachel R.

Koa Pancake House is a staple childhood memory for my sis and I. Our parents and grandparents used to take us to this place all the time. So it was a treat to come back to one of the locations during a family trip. I had to order the corn beef hash with eggs and buttermilk pancakes. I also got to try to the corn beef hash Loco Moco that my sis had and the macadamia nut pancakes. Everything was cooked perfectly. It was genuinely a good home cooked breakfast. The pancakes were soft and fluffy. The Macademia pancakes had a good natty flavor. The inside of this Koa Pancake house was small, but could accommodate a fair amount of people. This location is located in an outside mall and opens earlier than the other stores. The servers were very nice. They did forget one of our sides but they were able to make a quick fix to it. But I give them credit because on the day we went, the place was packed. I recommend this spot for the good food and the good prices. I also think this spot is for families. There were a lot of kids and they def. enjoyed the pancakes from this place.

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Amy S.

This is located conveniently at the Ka Makana Ali'i mall. There was no wait on a Wednesday morning at 7 am. You ordered at the counter, then grab a seat. Do not grab a table before ordering - a big no no. I ordered eggs, sausages, and macadamia nuts pancakes. Way too much food. Everything was delicious; however, not all the food came out together. I was waiting for my pancakes, and by the time they came out, my eggs were cold. It's a little disappointing. The portion was huge. I could not finish. I would return again if I am in town.

Found MULTIPLE hairs in our food. A long hair we pulled out of the fried rice and a shorter hair in our hash brown. Unfortunately we lost our appetite and had to throw away our food.

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Sharon M.

We love going to Koa Pancake house afor breakfast and for me I love their fried rice and extra crispy Belgian waffle. Although the fried rice is simple with just ham and green onions, there is just something about it that I really like. We decided to order breakfast online at this location. I went into pick up our order and was glad that they were able to have it prepared earlier than the given time. I got home and we opened up our food to eat. When my boyfriend took a bite into the fried rice, he told me it tasted like a cleaning agent was mixed into it. I was shocked and tasted rhe fried rice in my plate and it was the same thing. It was awful and upsetting. We couldn't even eat it because it was really really bad. I called the restaurant to make a complaint and spoke to the Manager. He was kind enough to say the next time we come in, we can tell him he said that our meals would be comp. I don't understand how our fried rice could have tasted like that and I wonder if anyone had the same issue. Luckily, we did not get sick from it. It was such a big disappointment and bad practice and I don't know if we will return to that location again.

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This place was super good and the service was amazing! The food was fantastic! Will definitely be back!

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